萊苑

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (萊苑)		萊	苑
simp. (莱苑)		莱	苑

Etymology

Corruption of 菜苑 (Càiyuàn), simultaneously still a plausible transcription. See 菜苑 (Càiyuàn).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Láiyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ jyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Láiyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Láiyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: Lai²-yüan⁴
    • Yale: Lái-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Laiyuann
    • Palladius: Лайюань (Lajjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loi⁴ jyun²
    • Yale: lòih yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ jyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: loi⁴ yun²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯²¹ jyːn³⁵/

Proper noun

萊苑

1. (～埠) (dated) Torreón (a city in Coahuila, Mexico)

   萊苑.慘案 [Cantonese, trad.]
   莱苑.惨案 [Cantonese, simp.]

   loi⁴ jyun².caam² on³ [Jyutping]

   the Torreón massacre

   • 墨國萊苑致公堂 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     墨国莱苑致公堂 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: [1]

     mak⁶ gwok³ loi⁴ jyun² zi³ gung¹ tong⁴ [Jyutping]

     Torreón, Mexico Chee Kung Tong

Synonyms

• (dated) 菜苑 (Càiyuàn)
• 托雷翁 (Tuōléiwēng)